Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Even though the Yi Province army has frequently launched night attacks for over a month, the Jing Province army has also set up various ambushes to counter them, resulting in casualties on both sides.

However, this will undoubtedly lead to a long and protracted war of attrition.

Given the current situation in Jing Province, this is actually quite disadvantageous to Jing Province.

Seeing that no one was speaking, Kuai Yue had no choice but to bite the bullet and say,

"My lord, the reason why the Yi Province army has not launched a frontal attack and instead continues to harass and attack at night is for two reasons."

"First, Liu Yi Province's prestige has declined to a very serious extent. With the people's hearts changing, the Yi Province generals are choosing to feign compliance and want to preserve their troops as much as possible, so they are avoiding frontal attacks as much as possible;"

"Second, we have underestimated Liu Yi Province..."

Liu Biao heard this and, feeling that something was not right recently, quickly asked, "Yidu, please elaborate."

Kuai Yue had no choice but to bow and carefully explain his guess, saying.

"Perhaps we have all been tricked by Liu Yi Province. From the beginning, Liu Yi Province did not want to fight us head-on. He did not lose his mind because of the disappearance of his beloved son."

"Liu Yi Province's dispatch of heavy troops out of Sichuan to invade our territory is probably to hold back Jing Province's forces, then expose the weakness of other areas in Jing Province, and then induce Yuan Gonglu and Liu Xuande to attack together."

"Perhaps Liu Xuande saw through Liu Yi Province's scheme and was unwilling to become a sharp blade in Liu Yi Province's hand to harm a member of the same clan, so he sent an envoy to express goodwill to you, my lord, and even stated his position that he would never invade Jing Province to reduce your pressure."

As soon as these words came out, all the civil and military officials in the tent fell into thought.

Kuai Yue's reasoning can be said to be well-founded and completely states the predicament Jing Province is currently facing.

Liu Biao wanted to devour the main force of the Yi Province army and take the opportunity to open the gate to Yi Province;

However, the Yi Province army only continued to harass and attack at night, and did not engage in a frontal attack with the Jing Province army at all. Such tactics, let alone one or two months, would probably be difficult to determine the winner even if they fought for a year and a half.

On the contrary, Jing Province is likely to be dragged down.

No matter how stable Nanyang Commandery and Xiangyang are, they may not be able to withstand Yuan Shu's army's long-term siege.

'A dilemma?!'

Liu Biao only felt cold sweat breaking out and immediately realized that his situation was much more critical than he had imagined.

The seriously ill Liu Yan also did not seem to have completely lost his mind, but instead, step by step, put Jing Province into a dilemma.

If it weren't for Yangzhou not attacking, the Yi Province army would only need to delay for two or three months to completely divide the entire Jing Province.

Liu Biao frowned and then asked, "Yidu, do you have any good strategies to teach me to solve this dilemma?"

Kuai Yue thought for a moment and carefully replied.

"Liu Yi Province's move is probably mainly to force you, my lord, to hand over Liu Zhang, who is nowhere to be found. As long as Liu Zhang returns to Yi Province, the Yi Province army will naturally withdraw! Once the Yi Province army retreats, Yuan Gonglu will not be a threat."

Where is Liu Zhang?

Naturally, he is in Liu Biao's hands.

However, only a few confidants in Jing Province know about this matter, and many generals in the military tent are not aware of it.

And once this matter is leaked out, it will inevitably put Liu Biao in a bad light, so Kuai Yue can only vaguely express his opinion.

However, before Liu Biao, who was sitting in the main seat, could say anything, Cai Mao jumped up first.

Because he was the one who attacked Liu Zhang.

Cai Mao was afraid that Liu Biao would shirk responsibility in order to clear his name, directly put the blame on his head, and then chop off his head to persuade the Yi Province army to withdraw.

"Bold! Are you trying to disturb the morale of the army? Let alone the fact that Liu Zhang's attack may be an excuse fabricated out of thin air by Yi Province, even if we put aside this non-existent fact, why do you think that simply handing over one person will make the Yi Province army retreat?"

"The more we show weakness at this moment, the more we will increase the enemy's arrogance and make the enemy think that the interior of Jing Province is already weak and不堪."

"What is needed in this situation is a strong counterattack, not a spineless surrender!"

Cai Mao's aggressiveness is undoubtedly far above Kuai Yue's, implying that Kuai Yue is so angry that he is almost spitting fire.

In Kuai Yue's view, this is undoubtedly the simplest way to resolve the current predicament.

Liu Yan is dying but not dead, and what is needed is the stability of the interior of Yi Province. As long as Liu Zhang returns to Yi Province, the seriously ill Liu Yan will definitely not risk continuing to attack and try to divide Jing Province with Yuan Gonglu.

"Cai De Kui, you are afraid that the world will not be in chaos, and you are bewitching the lord to fall into a dangerous situation..."

"Hmph, I, Cai Mao, am wholeheartedly for the public and loyal to the lord. I am indeed not like someone who only wants to protect himself!"

"If we talk about selfishness..."

For a time, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue almost started scolding each other on the spot, which made Liu Biao very annoyed.

Seeing that the Yi Province army could not be resolved for a long time, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue, as members of the local aristocratic faction, undoubtedly had the intention of retreating, intending to preserve their strength and avoid dragging down their families.

However, there were also conflicts between Cai Mao and Kuai Yue.

What Cai Mao hoped for was to withdraw troops and return to Xiangyang to defend, while Kuai Yue hoped to persuade Liu Biao to return Liu Zhang to Yi Province.

"Enough!"

Liu Biao suddenly slapped the table and let out an angry shout, causing Cai Mao and Kuai Yue to quickly shut their mouths.

And Liu Biao looked around and had a clear understanding of the thoughts of most of the civil and military officials in the military tent.

However, these people of the local aristocratic faction can retreat, but Liu Biao cannot retreat.

A retreat at this moment not only means that Liu Biao has completely lost the opportunity to fight out of Jing Province, but also means that Liu Biao's prestige will be severely damaged, and he will be controlled by the Jing Province aristocracy in the future.

Liu Biao had to think about whether this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

'The jade seal is in my hands, and destiny is in my hands. Why should I retreat?!'

Liu Biao's heart gradually hardened, and the somewhat shaken thoughts were completely firm again. He suddenly pulled out the sword from his waist, chopped off a corner of the table, and shouted.

"Whoever dares to speak of peace talks and withdrawing troops again will be like this case."

In an instant, everyone in the military tent was shocked, and the somewhat scattered morale was quickly re-凝聚ed.

Immediately, Liu Biao, holding a sword in one hand, exuded a rare sharp and decisive aura and said.

"The only thing everyone needs to think about is how to break the Yi Province army in front of us. As long as we defeat the Yi Province army, the current predicament in Jing Province will no longer exist, and even Yi Province will be ours."

However, it is not difficult for Liu Biao to raise the question, but it is extremely difficult to solve this problem.

Due to terrain problems, it is naturally difficult for the Yi Province army to break through the defense line from Zigui to Yiling.

But conversely, the same is true.

The Yi Province army is timid and only knows to constantly send small groups of troops to harass and attack at night, and it is also extremely difficult for the Jing Province army to find the main force of the Yi Province army for a decisive battle.